Police News
***UPDATE - Lucas Lopes has been located, and he is safe.
The information below was distributed February 5 at 2:06 p.m.
The Wake Forest Police Department is requesting the public’s help locating Lucas Lopes (photos shown below).
Lucas, 15, was last seen just before 7 a.m...Read more
The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) and Torchy’s Tacos, 505 Dr. Calvin Jones Hwy., are joining forces to raise awareness and money for Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC).
Area residents are invited to support the cause by visiting Torchy’s Tacos on Wednesday, Feb. 7, between 10...Read more
***UPDATE – All lanes along southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened.
No serious injuries were reported.
The information below was distributed at 7:31 a.m.
A crash involving four vehicles has closed all but one lane along southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 in the...Read more
All lanes along northbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened.
Three people were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The information below was distributed at 12:01 p.m.:
A crash involving five vehicles has closed all but one lane along...Read more
The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) and Torchy’s Tacos, 505 Dr. Calvin Jones Hwy., are joining forces to raise awareness and money for Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC).
Area residents are invited to support the cause by visiting Torchy’s Tacos on Wednesday, Feb. 7, between 10...Read more
All lanes along Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened. There were no serious injuries.
The information below was distributed at 8:41 a.m.
A two-vehicle crash has reduced to one lane southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 near Burlington Mills Road.
The crash...Read more
All lanes along Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass have reopened.
There were no serious injuries.
The information below was distributed at 3:47 p.m.:
A four-vehicle crash has closed lanes along both eastbound and westbound Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC...Read more
Earlier today (Saturday, Jan. 6), the Wake Forest Police Department, with the assistance of the US Army Criminal Investigation Division, arrested Rhett Michael Barlow, of Raleigh, NC, for soliciting to commit the first-degree murder of Donald Caulder, Jr.
In March 2016, Caulder was...Read more
The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) has recently become aware of an unapproved fundraising promotion and survey initiated by the U.S. Deputy Sheriff’s Association (USDSA) distributed via US mail to Wake Forest residents.
Entitled the “2023 Wake Forest Survey on Defunding the Police...Read more
The person involved in the fatal crash along Capital Boulevard/US 1 on December 28 has been identified as Waleed Mohamed Abdelsattar, 47, of Wake Forest.
The driver has been identified as Kristen Hellier, 47, of Wake Forest. The preliminary investigation indicates...Read more